Flycatcher



July 15, 1941. 2,249,718 F. TRAvNlcEK, Now BY CHANGE oF NAME F.GRlNx-:ss

FLYCATCHER Filed Feb. 23, 1940 Patented July 15, 1941 FLYCATCHER FrankTravnicek, East St. Louis, Ill., now by change of name Frank GrnessApplication February 23, 1940, Serial No. 320,339

2 Claims.

This invention relates to a fly catcher having a web of paper coatedwith a sticky viscous substance or lure.

An object of the invention is to provide a ily paper intended to besuspended in a vertical position or plane, with a coating of viscouslure which will have means for retarding the flow of the luredownwardly. I n wann temperatures any coating of this character has atendency to run and when such a paper is suspended in a verticalposition it may run to such an extent as to leave at least a portion ofthe surface improperly coated,

Another object of the invention is to provide a device for supporting aroll of paper attached to a crank in such a manner that the paper may bewound upon the crank to expose fresh coated surfaces of the paper.

Other objects are to provide a device of the character described, whichwill be economical in construction and convenient to use, and to provideadditional advantages which will be apparent from the followingdescription, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

Fig. 1 is a side elevation partly in section, showing a device embodyingthis invention;

Fig. 2 is a vertical section on line 2-2, Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an end elevation of another embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 4 is a vertical section on line 4,-4, Fig. 3; and

Fig. 5 is a section of the paper on line 5-5, Fig. 1.

The device includes a frame which supports a roll of paper with a web ina vertical position, the roll in one embodiment (Figs. 1 and 2)'beingsituated in a casing containing a viscous lure which coats the web. Acrank in the upper part of the frame is connected to the web so as toexpose a fresh portion of the web. In another embodiment (Figs. 3 and 4)the spool is supported on the frame while the web is guided through thecontainer. The paper is embossed, or perforated, so as to better holdthe viscous coating. The construction and operation of the device willbe apparent from the following detail description.

The frame includes a base I attached to and supporting a pair ofuprights 2, spaced from each other and connected at their top ends by across bar 3, which serves as a handle for the device. Below the crossbar 3, a crank shaft 4 is journalled in the upper portion of theuprights 2 The receptacle 5 is positioned adjacent or on the base I, andis held in position by a cross bar or pin 6 which passes through holesin the uprights 2, and in notches 'I in end walls -8 of the receptacle.The receptacle is provided with a removable lid 9, so formed as toprovide a slot I0 at the top of the receptacle. A spool II, carrying aroll of paper I2, is positioned in the receptacle below the rod 6, therod 6 serving to hold the spool against displacement. A web of the paperextends from the spool through the slot I0 upwardly in a verticalposition to a line of attachment with the crank 4. 'I'he receptacle 5 isadapted to hold a quantity of viscous tacky lure I3. This lure is suchthat it will attract flies to it and will hold them when they light uponit.

The lure being generally stiff and tacky will adhere to the paper, butbecause the effective web of the paper is in a vertical position therewill be a tendency for the iiuid to flow downwardly, especially in hottemperatures. To improve the paper in this respect it is preferablyembossed, as best shown in Fig. 5. As shown these embossments comprise aseries of corrugations I4. It will be understood, of course, that theseembossments need not be in a line or need not be continuous. While theembossments are preferred, perforations may also be used to the sameeifect.

In the embodiment shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the spool II is supported on ashaft I5 outside the receptacle 5. In this case the web I2 passes fromthe spool II downwardly through the slot I0 in the top of the containeradjacent the rod 6, then under and around a bar I6 in the container,through the tacky material I3 and upwardly through the slot I0 to thecrank 4.

Some of the results of this invention may be accomplished by pre-coatingthe roll of paper with 'a tacky lure, so that it is unnecessary to runthe web of paper through a mass of the lure.

It will be understood that the rod 6 may be readily removed, in whichcase the container 5 as well as the spool I I (in the embodiment Figs. 1and 2) may be quickly removed and replenished or replaced.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the inventionaccomplishes its objects. A y paper has been provided with means forsuspending it in a vertical plane and having means for retarding theflow of the lure downwardly. A device has been provided by which the webof a roll of paper may be attached to a crank in such a manner that theweb will be suspended in a vertical position and, by the crank, a webnalled on the upper portion of the uprights, a

receptacle adapted to contain a fluid seated upon the base, a spool inthe receptacle, a web of paper on the spool having an end connected tothe crank, and a removable bar passing through the uprights in aposition to engage the top of the receptacle and the spool.

2. A ily catcher comprising a base, a pair of uprights secured to thebase, a cross bar connecting the upper ends of the uprights, a crankshaft journalled in upper portions of the uprights below said cross bar,a receptacle adapted to contain a fluid seated upon the base verticallybelow said crank shaft, a web of paper having an end connected to thecrank and extending downwardly into the receptacle, and a removable barpassing through the uprights and through notches in end walls of thereceptacle.

FRANK TRAVNICEK..

